dilema- buying a horse

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Ok long story but basically my sister has had a horse for 4 years and it has been dodgy, having done plenty of PN's and well 1 year before we got her she was a great 1st horse for my sis to do PC and start competing on having had a naughty pony!! she's 15.1 14yr old.

well she came with serious baggage in the 1 year gap before we got her and seriously stopped. i.e wouldn't jump 2'6. in the end. really lacked confidence and it got prigressivley worse.

got everything checked and didn't jump her for 3 months. all fine. when she came back they had masses of lessons and things improved.
then did 2 intros and got E in XC. took time and went to do a BE 80 and came 4th.
then went intro again and did fine.
this year had lots of lessons and help before start of season and did great at 1st 2 intros. coming 8th in one.
then last one (Burgie) had 3 stops XC. which she could do so so easily.

anyway, we are now thinking about getting her another horse as my sis has lost so much confidence and doesn't trust the horse and vica versa.
i don't trust her completely but know i could get her round a PN. horse is more than capable!!! was doing JRN training down south,


anyway got sis to try a friends horse todya who is 7, NEVER stops. can get it completely wrong and she goes, and forgives and goes. done few novices but got no points.
not great dressage, just gets v tense and slightly croup high so conformation is against her.

they got on great. my sis loved her. sounds perfect!!!!

BUT

they asking £8,500 for her.
she has had minor problems with 1 hock which doesn't effect her now but would stop her going up levels i.e advanced. should manage intermediate (not that we want that, that is what vet said)
she dishes slightly and comes with no tack.

if there wasn't a tiny issue with hock of price a bit lower it would be a perfect match!!!!

what people think>>>
she hasn't had a chance to try others, not many out there and she got PC camp all next week, and there slight time pressure with this horse!!!
sorry to garble on, could do with outsiders point of veiw as my parents trust my decision on this!!!
 
I wouldn't touch it TBH. That is ALOT of money in this climate for a horse with a dodgy hock and no credentials
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That is a lot of money for any horse, let alone one who dishes and doesn't have a proven track record, especially if it has an issue with it's hock.
However a horse that is a good match for a nervous rider is hard to find so maybe you could try to knock the price down?
 
thanks.
the money thing is a BIG issue..

although my mum's comment earlier was she would pay and extra £1000 buying a horse from this person as we know everything about it and where it has come from. (my friend broke it in).
the no points issue is actually a plus as it means my sis can compete at 90 +100.

have looked around and there not much out there and you either pay 5000ish for a slightly unknown quantity with little or no experience or 2-3000 more for something that has been there and done it.

my gut feeling is to bid for this horse. see what they say. it's difficult as it is one of my really good friends selling it.
 
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This should make it easier as I imagine she would love the horse to go to someone she knows? Personally I would be chuffed to sell my horse for a bit less to someone I know rather than make more money by selling to a stranger
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Offer her £6k if you really want it. It is not an insulting figure, prob still too high anyway, but like you said, you know her history. Only thing is though I would only buy if the hock is NOT excluded from insurance. If it is then the horse is worth £5k tops.
 
I wouldn't go near it personally.

I got nervous of jumping as well from a bad accident, and despite years of work with a confidence giving pony to this day I still can't enjoy it and have pretty much gone to full flatwork/dressage now.

You may find your sister will be fine, but maybe not. In my mind it'd be worth looking for a horse that enjoys its dressage as well, just in case.

Just speaking from my personal experience of course, I don't know your sisters. Even then I would definately agree with the others that the horse is most certainly over-priced.
 
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